Once upon a time, I had a co-worker who had a magical garden. This garden would produce more food than she knew what to do with. Enter...........ME! This is not a fairy tale, but at times it does seem too good to be true!
Some days I would show up to work and find a box full of peppers, tomatoes, tomatillos, and cucumber at my desk. What will I do with these treasures?? We no longer purchase salsa in our house, since Kasia and I prefer to make our own (which is more cost-effective and yummier).
So one day at lunch, I was looking around online for some inspiration. I saw that stuffing the banana peppers was a popular way to prepare them (since we weren't going to pickle them). After perusing through a few websites, I created a fun, easy, and delicious way to stuff them!!
Seriously, who could go wrong with cream cheese?!
I've never been a huge salami fan, but I am now a believer (along with my little brothers!)
Key ingredient in cooking with Kasia and I: TONY'S!!!
Pretty simple: spread a spoonful of cream cheese on a salami slice and sprinkle Tony's on top!
Roll it up and shove it into the hollowed out peppers!
Place on an ungreased cookie sheet and bake for 25 minutes at 350* (the oil from the peppers help them not to stick).
These were so delicious! The heat of the peppers gets cooked out, so if you want more heat, keep some of the seeds and membrane in the peppers or add them to the cream cheese. The best part is listening to them bake.........sizzle sizzle sizzle.........
Kasia and I love these and love to eat them as a movie-watching snack instead of popcorn!
